{"id":28145,"date":"2019-10-23T00:11:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T15:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=28145"},"modified":"2026-04-29T06:47:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T21:47:47","slug":"italian-passive-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-passive-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Passive Voice: Essere, Venire, Andare and the SI Passivante"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-tldr-italian-passive-voice\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p><strong>TL;DR.<\/strong> Italian passive voice: essere + past participle (any tense), venire + past participle (dynamic, simple tenses), andare + past participle (obligation = must be done), si passivante (impersonal, no agent). The agent always takes DA. Five traps for English speakers and a building-site dialogue.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The italian passive voice has more flavours than English speakers expect. The standard <em>essere<\/em> + past participle (<em>il risotto \u00e8 preparato da Giulia<\/em>) is just the first option. Italian also uses <em>venire<\/em> + past participle (<em>viene preparato da Giulia<\/em>) for a more dynamic feel, <em>andare<\/em> + past participle to express obligation (<em>va consegnato domani<\/em> = it must be handed in tomorrow), and the <em>si passivante<\/em> with the particle <em>si<\/em> for impersonal constructions (<em>in Italia si mangia bene<\/em>). All four versions exist side by side and natives switch between them constantly. This guide covers the italian passive voice at B1 and B2 level, with real examples for each construction, the five traps that confuse English speakers, a dialogue at a building site, and a collapsible mini-challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#ab2227;color:#ab2227\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-passive-toc\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-passive-toc-title gb-headline-text\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#rule\">The rule: italian passive voice in one line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#essere\">Standard: ESSERE + past participle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#venire\">Dynamic: VENIRE + past participle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#andare\">Obligation: ANDARE + past participle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#si-passivante\">Impersonal: SI passivante<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#agent\">Agent: always with DA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#traps\">Five traps for English speakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialog\">Dialogue at the building site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-rule gb-headline-text\" id=\"rule\">The rule: italian passive voice in one line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The italian passive voice flips an active sentence so the receiver of the action becomes the grammatical subject. Where active <em>Giulia prepara il risotto<\/em> puts Giulia in the spotlight, passive <em>Il risotto \u00e8 preparato da Giulia<\/em> puts the risotto in the spotlight. The agent (Giulia) is optional and, when expressed, is always introduced by the preposition DA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can only build a passive sentence from an active sentence with a direct object. <em>Gigi promette un regalo a Maria<\/em> can become <em>Un regalo \u00e8 promesso da Gigi a Maria<\/em>, but you cannot promote the indirect object Maria to the passive subject. English allows <em>Maria was promised a gift by Gigi<\/em>; Italian does not.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-rule\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Active to passive:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Giulia <strong>prepara<\/strong> il risotto. <em>Giulia prepares the risotto.<\/em> (active)<\/li>\n<li>Il risotto <strong>\u00e8 preparato<\/strong> da Giulia. <em>The risotto is prepared by Giulia.<\/em> (passive with essere)<\/li>\n<li>Il risotto <strong>viene preparato<\/strong> da Giulia. <em>The risotto is being prepared by Giulia.<\/em> (passive with venire, more dynamic)<\/li>\n<li>In Italia <strong>si mangia<\/strong> bene. <em>In Italy people eat well.<\/em> (impersonal si passivante)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-essere gb-headline-text\" id=\"essere\">Standard: ESSERE + past participle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the most frequent form of the italian passive voice. <em>Essere<\/em> conjugates in any tense (present, imperfect, passato prossimo, future, conditional, subjunctive) and the past participle agrees with the subject in gender and number.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-essere\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Across tenses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Presente<\/strong>: La macchina <strong>\u00e8 aggiustata<\/strong> dal meccanico. <em>The car is fixed by the mechanic.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Passato prossimo<\/strong>: Il gattino <strong>\u00e8 stato salvato<\/strong> da Michele. <em>The kitten was saved by Michele.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Imperfetto<\/strong>: La casa <strong>era dipinta<\/strong> dagli imbianchini ogni cinque anni. <em>The house used to be painted by the painters every five years.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Trapassato<\/strong>: La casa <strong>era stata gi\u00e0 dipinta<\/strong> dagli imbianchini. <em>The house had already been painted by the painters.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Condizionale<\/strong>: Le tue vacanze <strong>sarebbero pagate<\/strong> dai miei genitori. <em>Your holidays would be paid for by my parents.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Congiuntivo passato<\/strong>: Penso che la partita <strong>sia stata vinta<\/strong> dai ragazzi. <em>I think the game was won by the boys.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-note-essere\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udca1 Agreement:<\/strong> the past participle always agrees with the subject. <em>La casa \u00e8 stata dipinta<\/em> (feminine singular), <em>i quadri sono stati venduti<\/em> (masculine plural), <em>le finestre sono state lavate<\/em> (feminine plural). Even when the active sentence had <em>avere<\/em> as auxiliary, the passive switches to <em>essere<\/em> with full agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms1-es-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> essere + past participle<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The book is read by many.<\/li>\n<li>The cake was prepared by my aunt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Il libro \u00e8 letto da molti.<\/li>\n<li>La torta \u00e8 stata preparata da mia zia.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-venire gb-headline-text\" id=\"venire\">Dynamic: VENIRE + past participle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For simple tenses (present, imperfect, future, conditional), Italian allows you to swap <em>essere<\/em> for <em>venire<\/em>. The meaning is identical, but <em>venire<\/em> adds a sense of motion or action in progress. It is more dynamic, slightly more vivid. <em>Venire<\/em> cannot be used in compound tenses (passato prossimo, trapassato, congiuntivo passato) because the construction would be ungrammatical.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-venire\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Compare essere and venire:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Il risotto <strong>\u00e8 preparato<\/strong> da Giulia. (essere, neutral)<\/li>\n<li>Il risotto <strong>viene preparato<\/strong> da Giulia. (venire, dynamic) <em>Both translate as &#8220;the risotto is prepared by Giulia&#8221;, but venire emphasises the action in progress.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Le notizie <strong>vengono trasmesse<\/strong> ogni ora. <em>The news is broadcast every hour.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Questa procedura <strong>verr\u00e0 aggiornata<\/strong> il mese prossimo. <em>This procedure will be updated next month.<\/em> (future)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-note-venire-no-compound\">\n<p><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f No venire in compound tenses:<\/strong> the form <em>\u00e8 venuto preparato<\/em> is wrong. In passato prossimo and other compound tenses, only <em>essere<\/em> works: <em>\u00e8 stato preparato<\/em>. Beginners often try the impossible compound form by analogy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms2-ve-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> venire + past participle<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The book is being read by many. (dynamic)<\/li>\n<li>The papers are signed at the desk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Il libro viene letto da molti.<\/li>\n<li>Le pratiche vengono firmate al desk.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-andare gb-headline-text\" id=\"andare\">Obligation: ANDARE + past participle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the construction English speakers least expect. When the active sentence contains <em>dovere<\/em> + essere + past participle (must be done), Italian can substitute <em>andare<\/em> + past participle as a shorter, more idiomatic equivalent. The two are interchangeable in simple tenses; <em>andare<\/em> sounds more natural in everyday Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-andare\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Compare:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Il compito <strong>deve essere<\/strong> consegnato domani. <em>The homework must be handed in tomorrow.<\/em> (heavier, three-verb)<\/li>\n<li>Il compito <strong>va<\/strong> consegnato domani. <em>The homework must be handed in tomorrow.<\/em> (lighter, two-verb)<\/li>\n<li>Le pratiche <strong>vanno<\/strong> firmate entro venerd\u00ec. <em>The papers must be signed by Friday.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Questa lettera <strong>va<\/strong> spedita al pi\u00f9 presto. <em>This letter must be sent as soon as possible.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-note-andare\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udca1 Limit:<\/strong> like <em>venire<\/em>, <em>andare<\/em> as passive auxiliary works only in simple tenses (present, imperfect, future, conditional). In compound tenses use <em>dovere<\/em> + essere: <em>il compito \u00e8 dovuto essere consegnato<\/em> is heavy but grammatical; <em>\u00e8 andato consegnato<\/em> is wrong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms3-an-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> andare = obligation<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The papers must be signed.<\/li>\n<li>This letter must be sent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Le pratiche vanno firmate.<\/li>\n<li>Questa lettera va spedita.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-si-passivante gb-headline-text\" id=\"si-passivante\">Impersonal: SI passivante<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Italian has a fourth way to build passive sentences: the particle <em>si<\/em> plus an active-form verb. The verb agrees with the grammatical subject (singular or plural). The result is impersonal: there is no explicit agent. English typically translates this with &#8220;people, one, you, they&#8221; or with a passive without agent.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-si\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Italia <strong>si ascolta<\/strong> molta musica americana. <em>In Italy people listen to a lot of American music.<\/em> (singular subject)<\/li>\n<li>In Italia <strong>si ascoltano<\/strong> canzoni americane. <em>In Italy American songs are listened to.<\/em> (plural subject)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Si dice<\/strong> che il prezzo del pane <strong>aumenter\u00e0<\/strong>. <em>People say the price of bread will go up.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>In questo ristorante <strong>si mangiano<\/strong> i migliori spaghetti della citt\u00e0. <em>The best spaghetti in town is eaten in this restaurant.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-note-si-no-agent\">\n<p><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f Si passivante never takes an explicit agent:<\/strong> <em>In Italia si ascolta la musica americana da tutti<\/em> is wrong. The si construction excludes the agent by definition. If you want to say &#8220;by everyone&#8221; you must switch to the standard passive: <em>la musica americana \u00e8 ascoltata da tutti in Italia<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms4-si-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> si passivante<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Italy people listen to a lot of American music.<\/li>\n<li>American songs are listened to in Italy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In Italia si ascolta molta musica americana.<\/li>\n<li>In Italia si ascoltano canzoni americane.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-agent gb-headline-text\" id=\"agent\">Agent: always with DA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to name the agent (the doer) of a passive action, Italian uses the preposition DA. Always. Never DI, never CON, never PER. This is the same DA covered in our <a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-di-vs-da\/\">Italian DI vs DA guide<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-preposition-a\/\">Italian Preposition A guide<\/a>: agency is one of DA&#8217;s core jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-agent\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Il Ponte Vecchio \u00e8 stato progettato <strong>da<\/strong> Taddeo Gaddi nel 1345. <em>The Ponte Vecchio was designed by Taddeo Gaddi in 1345.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Questa torta \u00e8 stata preparata <strong>da<\/strong> mia sorella Arianna. <em>This cake was prepared by my sister Arianna.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>L&#8217;edificio fu distrutto <strong>dal<\/strong> terremoto del 1908. <em>The building was destroyed by the earthquake of 1908.<\/em> (with article: dal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-traps gb-headline-text\" id=\"traps\">Five traps for English speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 1: agent always DA, never DI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the rule beginners break most often. <em>Scritto da Dante<\/em> = written by Dante (correct). <em>Scritto di Dante<\/em> would mean &#8220;Dante&#8217;s writing&#8221; (possession), not &#8220;by Dante&#8221; (agent). The two readings are different. For agent in passive sentences, only DA is correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 2: only direct objects can be promoted<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>English allows <em>Maria was promised a gift by Gigi<\/em> (promoting the indirect object). Italian does not. You can only build a passive from an active sentence with a direct object, and you can only promote that direct object. <em>Gigi ha promesso un regalo a Maria<\/em> can become <em>Un regalo \u00e8 stato promesso da Gigi a Maria<\/em>, but never <em>Maria \u00e8 stata promessa un regalo da Gigi<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 3: venire and andare are tense-limited<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both <em>venire<\/em> and <em>andare<\/em> as passive auxiliaries work only in simple tenses (present, imperfect, future, conditional, simple subjunctive). They do not work in compound tenses (passato prossimo, trapassato, congiuntivo passato). For compound tenses you must use <em>essere<\/em>: <em>\u00e8 stato preparato<\/em>, never <em>\u00e8 venuto preparato<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 4: si passivante never takes an agent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The si construction excludes any explicit agent. <em>In Italia si mangia bene da tutti<\/em> is wrong. If you want to add the agent (&#8220;by everyone&#8221;), you must switch to the standard <em>essere<\/em> passive: <em>il pesce viene mangiato da tutti gli italiani<\/em>. Don&#8217;t mix the two constructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 5: past participle agreement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In every passive form (essere, venire, andare), the past participle agrees with the grammatical subject in gender and number. <em>La casa \u00e8 dipinta<\/em> (feminine singular), <em>i quadri vengono venduti<\/em> (masculine plural), <em>le pratiche vanno firmate<\/em> (feminine plural). English speakers often forget the agreement because English participles are invariable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms5-tr-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> five traps<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Agent takes which preposition?<\/li>\n<li>Past participle agreement?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Always DA, never DI.<\/li>\n<li>Agrees with subject in gender and number.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-cheat gb-headline-text\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Construction<\/th><th>Use<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>essere<\/strong> + past participle<\/td><td>standard passive, all tenses<\/td><td>Il libro <strong>\u00e8 letto<\/strong> da molti.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>venire<\/strong> + past participle<\/td><td>dynamic passive, simple tenses only<\/td><td>Il libro <strong>viene letto<\/strong> da molti.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>andare<\/strong> + past participle<\/td><td>obligation passive, simple tenses only<\/td><td>Il libro <strong>va letto<\/strong> con attenzione.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>si<\/strong> + active verb<\/td><td>impersonal, no agent<\/td><td>In Italia <strong>si mangia<\/strong> bene.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Agent<\/td><td>always with DA<\/td><td>scritto <strong>da<\/strong> Dante<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Past participle<\/td><td>agrees with subject<\/td><td>La casa <strong>\u00e8 dipinta<\/strong>; i quadri <strong>sono venduti<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Indirect object<\/td><td>cannot become passive subject<\/td><td>NO: Maria \u00e8 promessa un regalo. YES: Un regalo \u00e8 promesso a Maria.<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-dialog gb-headline-text\" id=\"dialog\">Dialogue at the building site<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Architetto Conti is showing his client, signora Marini, the progress of her renovation. They walk through the rooms and discuss what&#8217;s done, what&#8217;s pending, what must still be approved. Listen for how many passive forms come up naturally in five minutes of professional dialogue.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-container\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb <strong>Architetto Conti:<\/strong> Signora, il pavimento <strong>\u00e8 stato posato<\/strong> ieri dagli operai. <em>Madam, the floor was laid yesterday by the workers.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffb <strong>Sig.ra Marini:<\/strong> Bene. E le pareti <strong>verranno tinteggiate<\/strong> entro venerd\u00ec? <em>Good. And will the walls be painted by Friday?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb <strong>Architetto Conti:<\/strong> S\u00ec, <strong>vengono dipinte<\/strong> domani e dopodomani. La cucina invece <strong>va completata<\/strong> con cura, ci vuole pi\u00f9 tempo. <em>Yes, they&#8217;re being painted tomorrow and the day after. The kitchen, but must be finished carefully, it takes more time.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffb <strong>Sig.ra Marini:<\/strong> E gli infissi? Quando <strong>vengono installati<\/strong>? <em>And the window frames? When are they installed?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb <strong>Architetto Conti:<\/strong> <strong>Sono stati ordinati<\/strong> due settimane fa <strong>dal<\/strong> fornitore di Trieste. Arrivano luned\u00ec. <em>They were ordered two weeks ago from the Trieste supplier. They arrive Monday.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffb <strong>Sig.ra Marini:<\/strong> E il bagno? <em>And the bathroom?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb <strong>Architetto Conti:<\/strong> Le piastrelle <strong>vanno scelte<\/strong> oggi, altrimenti slittiamo. <strong>Si dice<\/strong> che il fornitore abbia rotto il magazzino. <em>The tiles must be chosen today, otherwise we slip. They say the supplier ran out of stock.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffb <strong>Sig.ra Marini:<\/strong> Va bene. Tutto il progetto <strong>deve essere<\/strong> finito entro fine mese, glielo ricordo. <em>All right. The whole project must be finished by the end of the month, I remind you.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb <strong>Architetto Conti:<\/strong> Lo so. Le scadenze <strong>vanno rispettate<\/strong>, sempre. <em>I know. 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                       <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Spero che mio fratello vada assunto da quell&#039;azienda.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Spero che mio fratello venga assunto da quell'azienda.\r\n<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> La mia casa al mare \u00e8 appena stata ristrutturata.                                             <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> La mia casa al mare ha appena avuto ristrutturata. \r\n<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Mi pare che Laura sia stata promossa.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> Mi pareva che Laura sia stata promossa.\r\n<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> L&#039;italiano pu\u00f2 essere imparato a ogni et\u00e0.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> L'italiano pu\u00f2 andare imparato a ogni et\u00e0.\r\n<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"12\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"13\"> Penso che Luigi debba essere aiutato dalla sua famiglia.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"13\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"14\"> Penso che Luigi vada aiutato dalla sua famiglia.\r\n<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"14\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> Secondo i giornali, i ladri sarebbero stati arrestati.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"15\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"16\"> Secondo i giornali, i ladri fossero stati arrestati.\r\n<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"16\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"17\"> Molti libri di questa biblioteca sono stati donati da un benefattore.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n               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data-pos=\"18\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"19\"> Da chi \u00e8 stato dipinto questo quadro?                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"19\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_332\"\n                                                       value=\"20\"> Da chi si \u00e8 stato dipinto questo quadro?\r\n<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span 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                        <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_333\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Venezia \u00e8 visitata da milioni di turisti ogni anno.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n             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name=\"question_93_333\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Venezia si visitata da milioni di turisti ogni anno.\r\n<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_333\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Quest&#039;anno si \u00e8 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                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_93_333\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Mio figlio \u00e8 venuto promosso alle scuole medie e sono contenta.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                            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Standard with essere + past participle (works in any tense). Dynamic with venire + past participle (simple tenses only, slightly more vivid). Obligation with andare + past participle (simple tenses only, replaces dovere essere). Impersonal with si + active verb (no agent allowed). All four coexist and Italians switch between them depending on context, register and emphasis.\",\"visible\":true},{\"id\":\"faq-passive-q2\",\"title\":\"When do I use venire instead of essere?\",\"content\":\"Use venire when you want to emphasise the action in progress or stress dynamism: il libro viene letto da molti suggests an ongoing reading process, while il libro e letto da molti is more neutral. The two are interchangeable in simple tenses and natives mix them constantly. 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The passive can promote only un regalo: un regalo e stato promesso da Gigi a Maria. Maria stays in the dative. English has more flexibility (Maria was promised a gift by Gigi), but Italian is stricter. The same applies to all double-object verbs: dare, regalare, dire, raccontare, mandare, scrivere.\",\"visible\":true},{\"id\":\"faq-passive-q5\",\"title\":\"How does the si passivante differ from the si impersonale?\",\"content\":\"Both use the particle si but they work differently. Si passivante has a real subject and the verb agrees with it: in Italia si mangiano molti spaghetti (plural verb because spaghetti is plural). Si impersonale uses the third-person singular and means people, one : si dice che, si vede che, si va in vacanza. With reflexive verbs the rule changes: ci si lava le mani (with the dummy ci to avoid double si). For B1 learners the safest test is: if there s a noun that could be the subject, use si passivante and agree with it; if not, use si impersonale and stay singular.\",\"visible\":true},{\"id\":\"faq-passive-q6\",\"title\":\"Can I add an agent with the si passivante?\",\"content\":\"No. The si construction excludes any explicit agent by definition. In Italia si mangia bene da tutti is wrong; the construction means people eat well in Italy and any explicit agent breaks the impersonal logic. If you must name the agent, switch to the standard essere passive: il pesce e mangiato da tutti gli italiani. The two constructions are mutually exclusive on this point.\",\"visible\":true},{\"id\":\"faq-passive-q7\",\"title\":\"Does the past participle always agree with the subject?\",\"content\":\"Yes, in every passive form. Essere: la casa e dipinta, i quadri sono venduti, le finestre sono state lavate. Venire: la casa viene dipinta, i quadri vengono venduti. Andare: la casa va dipinta, le pratiche vanno firmate. Si passivante: si vendono molti libri, si bevono molti caffe. The participle agrees in gender and number with whatever is grammatically the subject. English speakers, whose participles are invariable, often forget this and produce e dipinto for casa.\",\"visible\":true}],\"titleWrapper\":\"h3\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-faq-block\">\n<h3 id=\"faq-passive-q1\" class=\"rank-math-question\">How many ways are there to build the italian passive voice?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"faq-passive-q1-answer\" class=\"rank-math-answer\"><p>Four. Standard with <em>essere<\/em> + past participle (works in any tense). Dynamic with <em>venire<\/em> + past participle (simple tenses only, slightly more vivid). Obligation with <em>andare<\/em> + past participle (simple tenses only, replaces <em>dovere essere<\/em>). Impersonal with <em>si<\/em> + active verb (no agent allowed). All four coexist and Italians switch between them depending on context, register and emphasis.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"faq-passive-q2\" class=\"rank-math-question\">When do I use venire instead of essere?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"faq-passive-q2-answer\" class=\"rank-math-answer\"><p>Use <em>venire<\/em> when you want to emphasise the action in progress or stress dynamism: <em>il libro viene letto da molti<\/em> suggests an ongoing reading process, while <em>il libro \u00e8 letto da molti<\/em> is more neutral. The two are interchangeable in simple tenses and natives mix them constantly. <em>Venire<\/em> cannot be used in compound tenses (no <em>\u00e8 venuto preparato<\/em>): for passato prossimo, trapassato, congiuntivo passato you must use <em>essere<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"faq-passive-q3\" class=\"rank-math-question\">What does &#8220;il compito va consegnato&#8221; mean?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"faq-passive-q3-answer\" class=\"rank-math-answer\"><p><em>Va consegnato<\/em> is short for <em>deve essere consegnato<\/em> (must be handed in). The construction <em>andare<\/em> + past participle expresses obligation in simple tenses. <em>Le pratiche vanno firmate<\/em> = the papers must be signed; <em>questa lettera va spedita<\/em> = this letter must be sent. The two-verb form is more idiomatic and lighter than the three-verb <em>dovere essere<\/em> version. Like <em>venire<\/em>, it does not work in compound tenses.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"faq-passive-q4\" class=\"rank-math-question\">Why can&#8217;t I say &#8220;Maria \u00e8 stata promessa un regalo&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"faq-passive-q4-answer\" class=\"rank-math-answer\"><p>Italian only allows direct objects to become passive subjects. In <em>Gigi ha promesso un regalo a Maria<\/em>, the direct object is <em>un regalo<\/em> and the indirect object is <em>a Maria<\/em>. The passive can promote only <em>un regalo<\/em>: <em>un regalo \u00e8 stato promesso da Gigi a Maria<\/em>. Maria stays in the dative. English has more flexibility (&#8220;Maria was promised a gift by Gigi&#8221;), but Italian is stricter. The same applies to all double-object verbs: <em>dare, regalare, dire, raccontare, mandare, scrivere<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"faq-passive-q5\" class=\"rank-math-question\">How does the si passivante differ from the si impersonale?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"faq-passive-q5-answer\" class=\"rank-math-answer\"><p>Both use the particle <em>si<\/em> but they work differently. <em>Si passivante<\/em> has a real subject and the verb agrees with it: <em>in Italia si mangiano molti spaghetti<\/em> (plural verb because <em>spaghetti<\/em> is plural). <em>Si impersonale<\/em> uses the third-person singular and means &#8220;people, one&#8221;: <em>si dice che, si vede che, si va in vacanza<\/em>. With reflexive verbs the rule changes: <em>ci si lava le mani<\/em> (with the dummy <em>ci<\/em> to avoid double <em>si<\/em>). For B1 learners the safest test is: if there&#8217;s a noun that could be the subject, use <em>si passivante<\/em> and agree with it; if not, use <em>si impersonale<\/em> and stay singular.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"faq-passive-q6\" class=\"rank-math-question\">Can I add an agent with the si passivante?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"faq-passive-q6-answer\" class=\"rank-math-answer\"><p>No. The <em>si<\/em> construction excludes any explicit agent by definition. <em>In Italia si mangia bene da tutti<\/em> is wrong; the construction means &#8220;people eat well in Italy&#8221; and any explicit agent breaks the impersonal logic. If you must name the agent, switch to the standard <em>essere<\/em> passive: <em>il pesce \u00e8 mangiato da tutti gli italiani<\/em>. The two constructions are mutually exclusive on this point.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"faq-passive-q7\" class=\"rank-math-question\">Does the past participle always agree with the subject?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"faq-passive-q7-answer\" class=\"rank-math-answer\"><p>Yes, in every passive form. <em>Essere<\/em>: <em>la casa \u00e8 dipinta, i quadri sono venduti, le finestre sono state lavate<\/em>. <em>Venire<\/em>: <em>la casa viene dipinta, i quadri vengono venduti<\/em>. <em>Andare<\/em>: <em>la casa va dipinta, le pratiche vanno firmate<\/em>. <em>Si passivante<\/em>: <em>si vendono molti libri, si bevono molti caff\u00e8<\/em>. The participle agrees in gender and number with whatever is grammatically the subject. 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